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f i ' I ■ PAGE FOUBTEEN THE LEADEB THOHSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1966 > : m m m ^ f t R l E E P R O V E N jUST CALL..... FR 8-3133 - 3080 ANOTHER HONOR FOR DOCTORS HOSPITAL FREEPORT OF YESTER-YEAR retained through the administra> tions of Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft, plus most of Wood* row Wilson's first term. In 1916 For the fourth time since it opened eleven years ago, Doctors Hospital, Freeport, has been fully accredited for a three*year period. Describing accreditation as a “mark of excellence in patient core,\'James J. Ryan, Hospital’s Admlnistrolor, said Doctors Hos pital was first occredited In 1957, about two years after it began serving Freeport and neighbor- B r CLINTON E. METZ, Vlilag* Hlttoxlan ing communities. According to Mr. Ryon, a thorough check of all hospital facilities \from basement to roof’ is conducted by representatives of the Joint Committee on Ac creditation of Hospitals at the HEART OF FREEPORT: $20. per week and up All Hotel Faeltltfes Included NORMANDIE HOTEL 17 East Merrick Road Freeport ROOM & BOARD Elderly people. Pleaeant eurround- Inge, Excellent food, TV and Porch. Reaeonabie'Rates. LY 3-7322 SLEEP-IN-MAIDS OH DAY WORKERS ABLE MAIDS. INC. INSURED - BONDED 163 H. M.ln SI.. Fpt. TH 8-44SS end o£ every three-year period to determine whether a hospital qualifies for renewal of the privilege. Accreditation, explained Mr. Ryan, is a sciMmposed inspec tion system on the part of par ticipating hospitals to maintain n. high quality of patient care. He prji^isod all members of the Doctor^', Hospital staff for their 'n bringing about accreditation P.O. Sales Less Than $21 For 3 Months Century Ago~About 3 Cents A Person A framed document in the office of Ralph Marshall, Freeport Postmaster, shows how astonishingly our community has grown within the past century. Nelson H. Smith, Postmaster irv 1867, wrote that during the three-month period'from July 1 to Oct. 1 of that year the Freeport office transacted business to talling, $20.60. The population at that time was about 600 persons,: which means that local people spent an average of three and a fraction cents at the Post Office. cooper^tiion i bringlti the continuance of acci at the .hospital. Stork Club At Doctors Hospital A daughter, Joyce Ruth, to Mr. . and Mrs. Robert John Mutch I “Sure. (Mary Pearl Bauder) 761 Lincoln Ave., Baldwin. Today, with , more than 42,000 inhabitants, Freeport has upped its postal service business to nearly $300,000 for a three-month period. This means out Post Of fice takes in about $7.15 per capita. Total sales have rocketed to 14,563 times the century-old in name from Raynortown to Freeport. Carman Smith, son of the Merrick Postmaster, wa.s first ap pointee to the newly created post here. Although we have no offi cial oyidence, it is believed that he set up shop in or adjacent to a hotel owned by Ben Smith at the northeast corner of Broad way and North Main Street. By 1607 the job went to Nelson H. T. Denson Smith (the widely known land developer and real estate dealer for whom the Den son house on Main Street was named by his father, proprietor George \Rock\ Smith) became . Postmaster. Sylvester Shea, F ree port Village Clerk for 20 years, stepped from that position into the Federal job in 1922. Rice Held Office 16 Years Edward A. Rice next held the post from 1934 until he retired in 1950. President Truman ap pointed Mrs. May Bannon, who was succeeded by Ralph Mar shall, the present Postmaster, in' 1953. An important step forward came in November, 1907—free mail delivery. GERTRUDE A. STEWART Experienced Teacher of Piano CHILDREN and ADULTS 119 N. Msin Si.. Freepoit FH. 9-0747 D. A. McDOUGALD & SON. INC. General Electric Authorlied pealer NEW A USED r e f r i g e r a t o r s SALES 11 E. Merrick Rd., FReeport 9-23S3 Roofing&Sidiiig EMORY W . WRIGHT Estimates Cheerfully Given ^ ^ 0 , Job Too Small F R e e ^ 9 - 9 6 r o A daughter, Jill Margaret to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gilbert Johnson (Marilyn Hubby) 30 E. Greenwich St.. Roosevelt. A, son, Warren Russell to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warren Davis (Carol Ann Schaw) 252 S. Grand Ave., Baldwin. A son, Robert James to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wm. Farrell (Gail Paulsen) 147 Woodside A vo ., Freeport. A daughter, Christine to Mr. and M l'S. Stephen Joseph Ran- nazzisPA (Catherine DeSetfano). 447 Sdulhsidc Ave.,. Freeport. A son, Thomas Corl to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carl Pedersen (Marilyn Marie Malcolm) 642 M lUfiL^c., Freeport. A aoiv'Shrlslophcr Eugene, to Mr. and Mns. Otto Louis Kunz (Jeon Francis Roy) 62 Layton St., Freeport. A son, Morris to Mr, and Mrs. Louis Altman (Ruth Laufer) 244 Garfield St., Freeport. FREDVISEL CARPENTER-BUILDER GENERAL CONTRACTOR- PERSONAL Ex-Village President Hiram Smith gave the old document to Robert G. Anderson, Postmaster from 1000 to 1916, who turned It over to one of his successors. Edward A. Rice. When the time worn report camo into the pos session of Mr. Marshall he had it framed. Help VVanted _Maehlnliii .I,l cisM . a n d ^ o r a t o r s Top Wages Paid and All Benefits Overtime G. A. RICHARDS K'CO, ---- 49 book Drive ; Frooporl FR 8-7004 T h e -B A L D |V 1 N \ ^ COMPANV f 101 S. Beigen Plgce, , • ..... . FReeport 8-6760 : :Coii9uUing ENGINEERS ' * Let's see how residents have received their mail, and the names of men in charge. Mail Pickup In Merrick Until Freeport got its own Post Office in 1858 the delivery of mail required quite a little ef fort by the people themselves. The nearest mail depot was in Merrick—across Meadow Brook at a general store and. stage coach stop on Babylon Turnpike’s cast side where for 26 years Jo seph S|nUh administered to his own community as well as Ray- noi-town (Freeport). The need for driving to Merrick • ended when our town post office opened just before the Civil War, 'five years after residents voted for a change Smith, father of Village Presi dent (Mayor) and Hempstead Town Supervisor Hiram Smith. Exactly where he moved the of fice we do not know, but in all probability it was- wherever he had a general store—and toward the end of the 19th century he owned one on West Merrick Road near Main Street just west of where Lehman's floor covering establishment is located today. Sidney Smith, brother of Free port’s original. Postmaster Car man Smith, served from 1873 to I860. There have been many changes in the location of the Post Office, including among other moves to Merrick Road west of Main Street, the east side of Main Street above and below Newton Boulevard, Grove Street op posite the old Grove Street School and the present building on Merrick Road at South. Ocean Avenue. Richard Cohen At AJC Convention Albert Cox, father €l Village President and Hempstead Town Supervisor Smith Cox, became Postmaster for four years in the early 168(K. b Old-timers report that he handled the duties in his shoemaking shop on North Main Street just south of the railroad. Elbert Bedell, Daniel B. Raynor and Charles B. Powell followed each for four years. After the election of_WilHam McKinley, Robert G. Anderson (later Village President and Hempstead Town Supervisor was appointed Postmaster—a post he Richard Cohen of Baldwin, as sistant executive director of the American Jewish Congress, is one of 11 Americans-pariicipating in the fifth annual Amerioan- Israel \Dialogue\ which took place in Israel under sponsor ship of the American Jewish Congress. Mr. Cohen and members of tho American group are facing a panel of 15 noted Israeli educa tors,'jurists, government figures, religious-leaders and writers. The thome of this year’s “Dia logue\ is \The Nature of Jewish Distinctiveness in IsraeL and America.’-’ ... ............. .. . . . .. . -HELP WANTED-A4ALE OR FEMALE .September. . . Camp Baumann Buses Inc, ,107 Lawson Blvd., Oceanside . jjq 6*6740 jr «c J MILES -GUARANTEED\ BRAKE SERVICE - WHEEL ALIGNMENT CREUT (ARBIS ACCEPTED ■ Fehrenbach Named Hempstead Bank VP Edwin J- Fehrenbach. has. b een, named vice president ol Hemp stead Bank according to ah an nouncement by ' Bj;uce Wood .HaQ,. board chairman. ................. Mr. Fehrenbach joined* Hemp stead Bank in 1858. He has also enjoyed a career in public aerv- ice, starting as assistant to the Supervisor ot the Town of Oys ter Bay in 1954; he was named. Deputy Supervisor in 1956 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1957. where; he served for eight years. He was educated, in'th e pub-' lie schools of Queens County and was graduated -ft&m Hofstra' Uniy. . Mr. Fehrenbach lives at 14 Manchester Drive, Bethpage, K.Y., with his wile, LtUiah-and daughter: Regina. D A ttY & SUNDAY NEWS : d.liv.re<I_to .he ham.- I ■'I m
